B&H has the DJI Mavic Pro Special Alpine White Combo for $799 (reg. $999) as its Deal Zone deal for today only. The deal includes the Alpine White colored Mavic Pro, remote, 3x batteries and other accessories. Check it here at B&H Photo.
DJI’s Tiny Mavic Pro is a GoPro Karma Assassin
DJI has grown to be the 800 lb gorilla in the drone industry. Other challengers like Yuneec, 3DR and GoPro appear to be in a race for a distant second-place spot.
We thought GoPro might be able to make a big splash and a bit of a comeback with its Karma drone last year. Of course, we all know how that went.
GoPro’s Karma looked great with a collapsible form factor. Then, DJI dropped the Mavic Pro on us a few days later that made the Karma look much less attractive. It was smaller, lighter and cheaper, as well as having an arguably better spec list. And then, to top it off, GoPro issued a recall for the Karma drones that it had sold because they kept falling out of the sky – thanks to a faulty battery latch. [Read more…]